Emil Sitko
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 Sitko on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback, fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 7, 1923 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | December 15, 1973 (aged 50) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Central (IN) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1946 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||
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Emil Martin "Red" Sitko (September 7, 1923 – December 15, 1973) was an American football player.
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 7, 1923. He was of Polish descent.[1] He earned the nickname of "Red" due to his red hair. He attended Central High School in Fort Wayne. At only 5'8" and 180 pounds he was not considered a big man. "Emil wasn't very big as football players go -- even for those days", Irish coach Frank Leahy once said. "But he was the fastest starting back I ever coached."
Emil Sitko served in a military capacity during World War II and did not enter directly into college. While in the military, Sitko made a name for himself on the
Sitko played three seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Cardinals before retiring and returning to his hometown to work in the auto sales business. He died in 1973, at age 50, after a heart attack. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
References
Red’s Run. News-Sentinel. FortWayne.com
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- ^ "Notre Dame Football :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics". und.cstv.com.
External links
- Emil Sitko at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Emil Sitko at Find a Grave
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